Will of Samuel Eldridge,
Johnston Co, NC, 1778
Tami Ramsey
sends to Afrigeneans:
Will of Samual Eldridge, dated March 14, 1778, probated May Term 1778, Johnston County, North Carolina......... ITEM I give and bequeath lend to my well beloved wife Elizabeth Eldridge, three Negro's, one named Sharp, one named Alice, and one named Patience during her life or widowhood and after her decease to my son Samual Eldrige. Item, I give and bequeath to my son in law David Lee, one Negro man named Peter and one Negro girl named Judie. Item, I give and bequeath to my son in law Abner Ingram a Negro woman named Dice and a Negro boy named Abraham and a Negro boy named Elias and a Negro girl named Alice.
Item, I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Mildred Eldridge, a Negro man named Ned and a Negro girl named Vilet ...........
I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Eldridge one Negro boy named Ben and one Negro girl named Rachel and the stock of cattle.............. Item, I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Samual Eldridge one Negro boy named Buck and one named Joe and one named Isaac and one named Stephen and one Negro girl named Patience. Item, All the remaining part of my cattle, estate, plantations, lands, money, horses, cattle sheep and hogs.....
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us. Barzillai Blackman
John Bryan
Thomas Linch
Samual Eldridge
William Ward, Clerk
Submitted by Susan
spice3@juno.com (Susan S. Buckley)